Norway 1910 10 kroner

Heritage sale 3016, lot 24828

photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 24828 in Heritage sale 3016 (New York, January 2012), where it sold for $1,610. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Haakon VII gold 10 Kroner 1910, MS64 PCGS, a nice example of this scarce type with full mint luster." In 1907, Norway obtained a divorce from Sweden and became an independent kingdom under a Danish prince, shown here as Haakon VII (r. 1907-57). Even before passing under Swedish rule in 1814, Norway had enjoyed a separate coinage from Denmark. The specimen shown here is the only date of the type was accompanied by a gold twenty kroner of similar design. Gold coinage ceased in Norway with this issue.

Recorded mintage: 24,100.

Specification: 4.48 g, 0.900 fine gold, .130 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: KM 375.

Source:

• Aamlid, J. O., B. Ahlström, K Jonsson and G. Thesen, Norges Mynter fra 995-1992, Stockholm: Numismatika Bokförlaget AB, 1991.
• Thesen, Gunnar, Georg Klammt and Eirik Mye, Norges Mynter, perioden 1814-2023, Oslo: Nordfrim Norge, 2023.
• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Siegs Møntcatalog 2016: Danmark med Omrader, 48 ed., Frederikssund, Siegs Forlag ApS, 2015.
• ^[1]Tucker, Warren, Cristiano Bierrenbach and Scott Cordry, Heritage sale 3016, World and Ancient Coins, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2011.

Link to:

• Norway 1902 20 kroner
• 1909 50 øre
• Norway 1910 20 kroner
• Norway 1942 10 ore KM-391
• Coins and currency dated 1910
• return to coins of Norway